No one ever changes their mind... If you exist on social media or consult any kind of news platform, you've heard that Special Counsel Robert Mueller finished his foray into possible Trump-Russia collusion and sent his final findings Friday to new Justice Department head William Barr.
People have been rushing to point out that this doesn't mean Russia is innocent of election "Interference." OK. But it's also important to note that while the investigation led to criminal charges against 34 people, including six who worked for or advised President Donald Trump, "None of the Americans charged by Mueller is accused of conspiring with Russia to interfere in the election-the central question of Mueller's work," as The Washington Post pointed out yesterday.
While the record pretty clearly indicates that Trump did not directly collude with any attempts by Russians to swing the the 2016 election, Mueller left open that he may have obstructed the investigation afterward by firing former FBI chief James Comey, among other other actions.
Barr kicked the can along to Congress, saying that Mueller's report didn't necessarily exonerate Trump on obstruction but there's not enough evidence to satisfy the "Beyond a reasonable doubt" standard.
T]he hyper-focus on this sort of collusion-as if Trump instructed Russian hackers on how to penetrate the computer network of the Democratic National Committee-has always diverted attention from a basic and important element of the scandal that was proven long before Mueller drafted his final report: Trump and his lieutenants interacted with Russia while Putin was attacking the 2016 election and provided encouraging signals to the Kremlin as it sought to subvert American democracy.
No matter what Mueller report contains, a harsh verdict remains: Trump and his gang betrayed the United States in the greatest scandal in American history.
"Nobody wants to hear this, but news that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller is headed home without issuing new charges is a death-blow for the reputation of the American news media," writes Matt Taibbi.
http://reason.com/blog/2019/03/25/good-news-president-isnt-russian-spy
People have been rushing to point out that this doesn't mean Russia is innocent of election "Interference." OK. But it's also important to note that while the investigation led to criminal charges against 34 people, including six who worked for or advised President Donald Trump, "None of the Americans charged by Mueller is accused of conspiring with Russia to interfere in the election-the central question of Mueller's work," as The Washington Post pointed out yesterday.
While the record pretty clearly indicates that Trump did not directly collude with any attempts by Russians to swing the the 2016 election, Mueller left open that he may have obstructed the investigation afterward by firing former FBI chief James Comey, among other other actions.
Barr kicked the can along to Congress, saying that Mueller's report didn't necessarily exonerate Trump on obstruction but there's not enough evidence to satisfy the "Beyond a reasonable doubt" standard.
T]he hyper-focus on this sort of collusion-as if Trump instructed Russian hackers on how to penetrate the computer network of the Democratic National Committee-has always diverted attention from a basic and important element of the scandal that was proven long before Mueller drafted his final report: Trump and his lieutenants interacted with Russia while Putin was attacking the 2016 election and provided encouraging signals to the Kremlin as it sought to subvert American democracy.
No matter what Mueller report contains, a harsh verdict remains: Trump and his gang betrayed the United States in the greatest scandal in American history.
"Nobody wants to hear this, but news that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller is headed home without issuing new charges is a death-blow for the reputation of the American news media," writes Matt Taibbi.
http://reason.com/blog/2019/03/25/good-news-president-isnt-russian-spy
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